AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — January 8, 2012 —
Dassault Systèmes (Paris:
DSY) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world
leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) announced today that
Lawrence Technological University (LTU) Transportation Design students
have created award-winning designs with the company’s CATIA design
authoring solution. Student Colin Bonathan won first place from the
Wheels Task Force of the Steel Market Development Institute for his
unique steel wheel design developed and analyzed using CATIA and its
finite element analysis capabilities. Bonathan’s design is on display
during the North American International Auto Show in the Lawrence Tech
booth.

The LTU booth will also feature Dassault Systèmes’ new CATIA Natural
Sketch solution, a breakthrough 3D sketching experience that joins
together the intuitiveness of creative 2D painting gestures with the
power of accurate, realistic 3D modeling. For most designers, sketching
is the medium of choice to express their ideas. By making sketching in
3D as intuitive as sketching on paper, CATIA Natural Sketch removes
barriers towards 3D creation.

3D sketching was recently introduced to the LTU transportation design
students and freshman Greg VanderVoord commented, “We all found CATIA
Natural Sketch to be innovative, easy to use and a lot more efficient
than the tools being used today. It is awesome to see your 2D sketch
transformed into 3D surfaces right before your eyes.”

Keith Nagara, director of Lawrence Tech’s Transportation Design program,
said, “Our program offers an environment that cultivates innovation
where students quickly recognize the value that new design tools can
offer. With CATIA Natural Sketch, the students readily embraced the
solution, influencing the instructors on how valuable a tool it is.”

The Lawrence Tech Transportation Design program was initiated in 2007 at
the request of automotive industry OEMs who were seeking designers with
more technical aptitude. Each class is assigned a vehicle project for
the year, which is then championed by an executive designer from each of
the sponsoring companies.

CATIA was established as LTU’s premiere design authoring tool with the
freshman class of 2010-11.

“We are honored to be a key partner in LTU’s design program,” said Phil
Borchard, CATIA Shape and Styling specialist, Dassault Systèmes. “Use of
CATIA in its program not only provides students with expanded creative
capability, but also delivers the technical skills students will need to
make the transition from academia to the private sector, helping them
secure employment.”

About Dassault Systèmes

As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
solutions, Dassault Systèmes brings value to more than 130,000 customers
in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981,
Dassault Systèmes applications provide a 3D vision of the entire
lifecycle of products from conception to maintenance to recycling. The
Dassault Systèmes portfolio consists of CATIA for designing the virtual
product - DELMIA for virtual production - SIMULIA for virtual testing -
ENOVIA for global collaborative lifecycle management, EXALEAD for
search-based applications- SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design and 3DVIA
for online 3D lifelike experiences. For more information, visit
http://www.3ds.com.

CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, EXALEAD, SIMULIA, SolidWorks and 3D VIA are
registered trademarks of Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiaries in the US
and/or other countries.